Just completed a 5.67 km run with RunKeeper
Just completed a 8.12 km run with RunKeeper
Month: May 2010
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Shared today on Twitter
Colleague just unboxed pristine refurbed rare top-loading NES with a bunch of games. I nearly swooned. http://twitpic.com/1ln416
@chrisgander Jake. Off some guy on eBay. Less than $100! Marble Madness, Ninja Gaiden, AHHHHHHHH!
@Roceal Ooh, interesting. I’ve never done any dyeing before. It’s Cleckheaton Alpaca Wool. Guessing I should I knit some samples to start?
@mrs_sockvictim That’s fantastic! Hooray! We need the whole story, STAT.
RT @AusVintageGrrl: Even Doozers Knit!: *LOVE* http://bit.ly/cQ9Cvq // LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
RT @MattsCravat: RT @getupgo: leaked #Masterchef episode – Michel Roux Snr & Tony Bilson??? http://bit.ly/90hTw1
Trying some new craft brews with the Snook at the Local Taphouse on South Dowling. “It’s like sucking a hop lollipop!”
That is some dark, dark, evil ale. http://twitpic.com/1lqi6i
@Lauren_lolly_ Prepping notes for a Guild meeting sobers one up pretty quickly! 😛
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Google Reader Auto-Posts
You might have noticed that I’m trying out a new script that auto-posts my Google Reader shared items each day. I’ve gotten used to sharing links over there, and I figured this was a good way to populate the blog with a bit more content for those who don’t use Reader. So far it seems to be working well!
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Shared today on Google Reader
- “So, what do you do for a living?”: A BA/Product Manager’s guide to surviving cocktail parties – The Snook always teases me with quotes from Office Space, that I “take the specifications from the customers and bring them to the software engineers.” I HAVE PEOPLE SKILLS. CAN’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
- Original Empire Strikes Back Trailer With Harrison Ford… – WHOA. That voiceover is hilarious. I love that they didn’t show the AT-ATs yet. I wonder if it’s because the effects weren’t finished, or because they were supposed to be a big surprise?
- Meowmania – I jumped. Then I laughed.
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Even Doozers Knit!
Even Doozers Knit! LOVE IT. How did I never see that episode?
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Shared today on Twitter
I finally figured out exactly why I dislike my February Lady Sweater in cream. It looks/feels like a bed jacket. I really do need to dye it.
@wooliewombat I think it’s mostly the combination of “3/4-sleeves” + lace + cream that’s doing it. Cream is easiest to change!
@drkknits Just finished it. LOVED IT! If the full version of “Like a Prayer” is on the album, I just might have to get it.
I need a gay best friend. Watching #Glee tonight, I LOST IT when Sue referred to Kurt as “future center square.” The Snook didn’t get it. 🙁
@Lauren_lolly_ We should take up a collection and send you a VCR. 🙂
@mrs_sockvictim Which place is this? If you get it, are we going to be neighbours?! (Good luck!)
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Shared today on Facebook
I need a gay best friend. Watching the Madonna episode of #Glee tonight, I LOST IT when Sue Sylvester referred to Kurt as “future center square.” The Snook didn’t get it.
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Shared today on Google Reader
- Almost half of women think motherhood not worth cost | Dynamic Business
- Tove Jansson Turns Middle Earth Into A Scandinavian Wonderland [Books] – SNOOK: WE NEED THIS.
- BBC News – A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug – I remember this. Best Day Ever. We all pissed off to the pub while Snook had to hang back and help fix it.
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RunningBlog: Week 18
Well, I did it. On Sunday I went out for the longest run I’ve ever done: 22km. It was hot and sunny, and I had to take walk breaks and suck down a lot of water. But I got it done. Afterwards I had an ice bath and a massage to help with the soreness, and I think I pulled up pretty well. I had Monday and Tuesday as rest days, then went for a short easy run Wednesday morning. My legs felt tired. On that basis, I decided to skip Spudds on Wednesday in favor of resting up as much as possible before Sunday’s Mother’s Day Classic 8K. (The Geek Girl Runner team will be meeting up before the race from 7:30 at the fountain in Hyde Park.) While I’d love to set a PR for this one – last year’s time was 57:37 – I don’t want to push too hard before the big race next weekend.
May 2: 22.03km
May 5: 5.32km
Total this week: 27.35km (17mi)
Total in 2010: 385.34km (240.8mi)To meet my goal of running 1000km in 2010, I should be at 346km right now. So I’ve still got a nice cushion!
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Juno Regina
Juno Regina
Actual knitting content! It’s been a while. I fell in love with Juno Regina when it first came out in 2007 but never felt inspired enough to give lace a real go. The Morris Empire 2ply kept calling to me though, so I finally cast on at Knitting Camp. I will be the first to admit that I was quite the sight, hunched over my lace and growling at anyone who dared interrupt me while laboriously counting yarnovers under my breath. Those first twenty rows were a trial, people. Eventually I got the hang of it though, and the diamond pattern started to emerge. Chart 3 threw me for a loop, but fortunately I found a Ravelry discussion that cleared it up. The end portion is now finished and I’m powering through the body of the scarf. I don’t even know who it’s for! I like it, but I’m not sure I’ll wear it. I’m thinking maybe a gift for my Mom or my sister…
